February 7th, 2018 was a very special day here at Friendship Collegiate Academy. Today marks our annual signing day. For those of you who don’t know, signing day is when our 2018 senior class football players make one of the biggest decisions of their lives...where to attend college.

On a windy Thursday in Washington, DC, the FNN team from Friendship Collegiate Campus crosses the street to the Minnesota Avenue Metro Station. Everyone is bundled up in coats and toting luggage. We’re off to the JEA Journalism Conference being hosted in Dallas, Texas.

Today I flew for the first time ever from Washington, D.C. to Dallas, Texas to attend the JEA Fall Journalism Convention. I woke up at about 5:30 am to make sure I had everything packed and then got my carry on backpack together. I went to school just like I would on any other day, got my work from my teachers, and waited for everyone to arrive so I could meet the others who were going while we waited to leave.

Today started at 6 am when my alarm clock vibrated and played one my favorite songs "It's Cool" by Jhene Aiko. I got up from the bed, picked out my outfit for the day and headed to the bathroom to get dressed, take my rollers out and do the rest of my morning routine.

A knock on the door from Flo woke me up one hour after I was supposed to get up and start getting ready. I’d forgotten to reset my alarm and had only 45 minutes to get ready, make it down to the lobby and eat my breakfast.

I am honestly tired of Trump’s low-down dirty comments and opinions. Trump is ordering public schools to disregard Obama-era protections for transgender students in public schools that let them use bathrooms and facilities corresponding with their gender identity.

Well, happy belated birthday Beyonce, whoo hoo! Let’s get back to reality. My cousin’s birthday was on Sunday, September 3rd and she doesn't get this much appreciation. See, maybe we posted on Instagram or Facebook or even Snapchat.

Stress is really taking a toll on people. It affects people who work really hard and even high school and college students. Stress can take over sometimes but we have to learn how to take time and pause what we are doing to deal with it. Stress relief is what you need and here are some techniques I prefer:

On June 9th, 2017, the up-and-coming artist, SZA came out the cut with a debut album. The album was ranked in the top 50 that came out in 2017. The name of the album is CTRL which stands for “control” on the keyboard.